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  1. CNA before RN

    worldtraveler replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    Great Idea. I think it should be mandatory do a stint as a CNA because you will know clinically what's going on in your floor/dept ect when assigning CNA's under you. How long certain tasks take to...

  2. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    worldtraveler replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work Home Health on Visits which pay from $20-$28/visit in Miami, Florida. I Grossed $72,000 last year but also I have to pay for my Vehicle's Gas and maintenence. Still, I have independence as I...

  3. Medication Nurse Assistants

    worldtraveler replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    Hi !! Interesting Post you made. I have to ask, how many semesters of RN school did you complete? If you completed the first year sucessfully, you may be allowed to sit for the LPN Exam in your state....

  4. Is buying a present for a pt. appropriate?

    worldtraveler replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    We all know in the "Perfect Work World" this is inappropiate. Anyone been to that Perfect World yet?? Go ahead and buy it and slip it to him in Privacy! Reminds me way back when, an elderly black...

  5. Smoking while on O2-bad idea

    worldtraveler replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Equally as Absurd is a Neighbor of mine who has COPD and uses an Albuterol Inhaler(aka the Puffer) many times I hear him coughing in his garage only to go over and see if he is still alive and...

  6. Sick of it!!!

    worldtraveler replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My last position was in a VA Medical Center Nrsg Home and what you experienced was commonplace on my floor(substandard care-the assts. had a practice I never saw before-they would, at the start of...

  7. RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    worldtraveler replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more with BSN in Texas! The Current Nursing Ed. System is Broken and is in need of a drastic revamp as is Medical care here in the USA. Otherwise then Medicare for Retirees over 62,...

  8. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    worldtraveler replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Marie Hi! I'm glad you stood your ground! Enjoy your Christmas as I am sure you have earned it! As a Single without Children (no desire to have Children)-my choice for private personal reasons. This...

  9. America's view of the nursing profession

    worldtraveler replied to elatty's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this also and with Lindarn. I am from a Blue Collar Background but I have a different perspective then most others here. I have also worked at two other careers prior to entering Nursing...

  10. Medication Nurse Assistants

    worldtraveler replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I know this concept of some Nursing Assts. earning more then Nurses(lpn/rn)is a strange unfathomable idea to some but it happened regualrly at the VA Medical System a few years back.The way the VA...

  11. Nurse-pt ratios

    worldtraveler replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, after reading some of these posts I would have loved to have been in the work situation where I had 7-8 patients, 4 pts.-never would have happened! At my last hospital type employment, I worked...

  12. Medication Nurse Assistants

    worldtraveler replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    This CMA/MNA is another concept whose genesis should not see the Light of Day; a 10-20 hr. Med course and they are turned loose on the Floor with Live Patients???? LOL, I should say COL (crying out...